Spring arrives in Lingnan, and the cotton flowers are blooming in full bloom. On March 21st, the "Yinle Yangcheng" volunteer market, sponsored by the Guangzhou Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China and supported and assisted by the China (Guangzhou) International Elderly Care and Health Industry Expo, was grandly opened. The square in front of No. 1 Lujing Road turned into a sea of volunteer red and sunset gold, from policy preaching to intangible cultural heritage experience, from aging friendly product display to convenient services such as free cutting and consultation. The masses participated in the experience one after another, and the spring sun was warm and lively.

The theme of this market is "Yinle Yangcheng Volunteer Movement", which brings together resources from government departments, social organizations, and enterprises to provide "one-stop" services for policies, health, diet, and medical care that concern the elderly. Six themed areas, more than 60 characteristic service booths, and more than a hundred silver haired volunteers and over a thousand citizens jointly performed a public welfare feast of "elderly care, elderly happiness, and elderly contribution".

1、 Dual empowerment of volunteering and service: Silver haired think tank solves people's livelihood concerns

At 8 o'clock in the morning, a long queue had already formed in front of the free clinic booth. A retired chief physician from a tertiary hospital was interpreting the physical examination report for the elderly in line: "Your bone density value is lower than the normal standard, so you should pay more attention to calcium supplementation and sun exposure." In the legal consultation area, the "Silver Hair Legal Think Tank" composed of retired judges and prosecutors answered more than 40 questions about will writing, inheritance disputes, and other aspects within two hours. In front of the anti fraud propaganda booth, retired police officers recreated the case of "health product fraud" through storytelling and demonstrated the "Family Number Warning" function of the National Anti Fraud Center APP on site.

This intelligent electronic stethoscope was developed by a silver haired expert over many years. Our think tank is full of silver haired experts, who are already elderly people and naturally understand the pain points of elderly operation! "In the technology exhibition area, staff from Guangzhou Yuewei Silver Hair Vitality Research Institute are introducing the intelligent electronic stethoscope developed by silver haired think tank expert Academician Xie Shengli to residents.

2、 Interpretation of Happy Old Age from Three Dimensions: Silver Age Symphony of Nourishing, Enjoying, and Acting

Elderly care: multidimensional protection and support for a happy old age

In the aging friendly product experience area, the non sensory sleep monitor attracts the elderly to stop and experience. Such an inconspicuous thing can monitor respiratory rate and deep sleep duration! "78 year old Aunt Chen was pleasantly surprised to find that the data had been synchronized to her mobile phone. At the consultation desk of the elderly care community, the planner is using a sand table model to showcase the latest living plan for the elderly care community. "The comfortable environment, thoughtful service, and convenient facilities all attract me, and the key is in Guangzhou. I don't have to leave my original living circle, which is very attractive to me." Li Shu added WeChat to the staff of the health care community and agreed to visit the site next time.

Enjoying the Elderly: A Cultural Feast Blooms with Silver Age Blossoms

As the melody of "Me and My Motherland" played, the 68 year old veteran choir of the Philharmonic Orchestra ignited the audience with a flash mob. Captain Lu was full of energy and said, "We rehearse three times a week, and being active is the best way to maintain health!" In front of the intangible cultural heritage inheritance booth, retired teacher Wang Dianlin also received "old students" and was guiding the elderly to perform classic scenes of shadow puppetry. The leather figures fluttered on the screen. The calligraphy and painting exhibition area displays dozens of works by senior university students. Old calligraphers have written "Xia Ying Yang Cheng" and "Volunteer Movement" on the fan, attracting citizens to compete for calligraphy. In front of the origami handicraft booth, elderly people fold three-dimensional flower bouquets with colored paper. In the gemstone winding handicraft area, Nanhong agate is transformed into Guangfu style knots by silver haired craftsmen.

Empowering Community Governance with Silver Hair Wisdom

A long queue had already formed before installing the elevator policy consultation desk and elevator consultation booth. A retired party member from the planning and resource department is explaining the process of installing elevators for old residents to the old street communities who quickly heard the news: "This flowchart is the crystallization of our practical experience over the past five years. Through actively serving the 'sending plan', promoting the joint review of design plans, solving start-up problems, and opening up the 'efficiency gate', the installation of elevators has also achieved a major breakthrough from a single to a 'contiguous, batch centralized' approach. Currently, more than 15000 elevators have been installed for existing residential buildings. In the aging friendly renovation zone, the on-site experience area set up by the work team allows elderly people to experience the functionality and convenience of aging friendly products on site.

3、 The coexistence and prosperity of tradition and modernity: the silver haired economy nurtures a new ecology

Technology Empowerment: Smart Services Crack the 'Digital Divide'

In the "Elderly friendly Products" exhibition area, technology products such as intelligent electronic stethoscopes, non sensory sleep monitors, and AI examination areas attract the elderly to stop and experience. Li Bo, 68, put on an intelligent blood pressure watch and repeatedly exclaimed: "This watch can not only measure blood pressure, but also remind people to take medicine. It is more effective than children's daily phone check!" The head of the Digital Therapy Institute for Chronic Diseases said, "This diabetes reversal device can help most diabetes patients stop taking medicine or reverse, which is the value of AI and digital therapy."

Door to door service: "trade in for new" also has an elderly friendly version

In Guangzhou Automobile Group, Gree TCL、 The "trade in" policy zone jointly launched by brands such as Haier, Xiaomi, JD.com, Suning.com, and Sofia, where exhibitors help the elderly calculate discounted prices for home appliances and furniture one by one. The relevant person in charge of the Municipal Bureau of Commerce said, "Technology is not the patent of young people. We want to let the silver haired generation share the digital dividend. This time, the exhibitors we organized not only bring commonly used products such as air conditioners and refrigerators, but also many intelligent home appliances suitable for the elderly. Next, we will continue to integrate resources and work with enterprises to launch more products suitable for the elderly, better promote policy implementation, and enable the elderly to enjoy policy dividends

Public welfare matrix: Love relay never stops

The footsteps of volunteers are never the result of following the crowd in one's heart, but the proactive rush ignited by a passion, and the medal of going against the current. The journey of volunteers is never a one-way effort, but a practice of life shining on each other. "The poem recitation" I am proud, I am a volunteer of the 'Silver Music Sheep City' veteran cadre "expresses the voice of silver haired volunteers and also drives more silver haired personnel to join the volunteer team. The "Volunteer Recruitment" booth specially designed for the event has attracted many elderly people to actively sign up. Aunt Zhang excitedly said when filling out the form, "Being able to contribute to the National Games after retirement is the best 'life overtime competition'

4、 Endless Warmth Transmission: Building a New Paradigm for Volunteer Elderly Care Services

In the Yijian District, hairdressers serve over 60 citizens within three hours; In the free clinic area, a team of experts from the First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University School of Medicine is conducting pulse checks and consultations; In the charity sale area, elderly volunteers are selling horse tellurium powder, Jiangcun yellow chicken, and Fenghua Garden dried vegetables donated by the Love Company. All proceeds from the charity sale are used to help students in need.

In the noon sunshine, the cheerful melody of "The All China Movement Comes from All Sides" marked the end of the event, but the public welfare craze continued: in front of the red cotton veteran booth, a little girl was attentively listening to the story of her grandfather's military medal on his chest; The 'Five Elders Lecturer Team' has received another batch of preaching invitations; Eleven districts in the city will gradually open "Yinle Yangcheng" volunteer markets, promoting the normal operation and effective development of volunteer markets in the local area

Although the elderly cadres have left their posts, they still care about the cause of the Party and the people, actively participate in volunteer service activities, and interpret the spirit of 'leaving the Party without leaving the post and not fading after retirement' with practical actions. Next, the city's elderly cadres work system will take the volunteer market activity project as the starting point, and make great efforts in the word 'happiness'. By guiding the elderly cadres and people to participate in volunteer service activities, they will be happy to have firm beliefs, make achievements, and enjoy a happy life. We will continue to polish the' Yinle Yangcheng 'Guangzhou elderly cadres work brand, so that the elderly cadres and people can have a better sense of accomplishment, a more sustainable sense of happiness, and a more secure sense of security The responsible comrade of the Municipal Committee's Bureau of Retired Cadres said. This warm relay across ages is providing a "Guangzhou solution" for the elderly care problem in mega cities, allowing Kapok Red and Volunteer Red to blend the happy background of "elderly care" together.